![]() ![]() When I arrived at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, I could tell by the crowd's presence that was not just any band, these guys actually have quite the following of fans. I had listened to the band off and on on Spotify over the last two years and really, I was attending the show because some of my friends were going and they were nice enough to invite me. I attended the Greta Van Fleet concert in Portland, Oregon on Augnot knowing what to expect. Rating: 5 out of 5 Greta Van Fleet Slays! by Johnny Alpha on 8/12/23.The band doesn’t have to say a certain thing or act a certain way to convince anyone of their capacity. Expectations may run high, but Greta Van Fleet is indifferent to opinion. So many have been positioned as the future, we’ve forgotten how to recognize the real thing. From Frankenmuth to a tour bus across America, then their first ever flight to Europe, their newest album The Battle at Garden’s Gate, released April 16, 2021, is a reflection of their journey into the present. ![]() Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater is a world away from the tiny Midwestern bars where they got their start (before they were even of legal drinking age). Stadiums in Italy are a far cry from a field strewn with pick-up trucks, framed by the canopy of tall coniferous trees, where they learned to love an audience. The band that once attracted crowds of teens to improvised forest concerts, have now sold over one million tickets worldwide. In three years, Greta Van Fleet went from touring the grimy rock bars of Detroit and Saginaw to headlining shows on five continents with audiences triple their hometown’s population. ![]()
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